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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *sb0007* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 7 | |
| 11 | 8 | R2 5lr0872 | |
| 12 | 9 | (PRE–FILED) CF HB 1 | |
| 13 | - | By: Senator | |
| 10 | + | By: Senator Jackson | |
| 14 | 11 | Requested: September 18, 2024 | |
| 15 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025 | |
| 16 | 13 | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 18 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: February 16, 2025 | |
| 20 | 14 | ||
| 21 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 16 | ||
| 23 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and 2 | |
| 26 | 20 | Response 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | (See Someone, Save Someone Act) 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | ||
| 29 | 23 | FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop or 5 | |
| 30 | 24 | identify and implement a certain training program for certain transportation–sector 6 | |
| 31 | 25 | employees on the identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking 7 | |
| 32 | 26 | victims; requiring certain transportation sector employers to certify that certain 8 | |
| 33 | 27 | employees have completed the training program; requiring certain transportation 9 | |
| 34 | 28 | sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected human trafficking 10 | |
| 35 | 29 | to certain entities and to implement a certain human trafficking prevention policy; 11 | |
| 36 | 30 | prohibiting certain employers or employees from being held civilly or criminally 12 | |
| 37 | 31 | liable for reporting or responding to in good faith a suspected incident of human 13 | |
| 38 | 32 | trafficking; requiring the Department to require frequent public service 14 | |
| 39 | 33 | announcements with safety information for trafficking victims at certain locations; 15 | |
| 40 | 34 | and generally relating to human trafficking awareness, training, and response. 16 | |
| 41 | 35 | ||
| 42 | 36 | BY adding to 17 | |
| 43 | 37 | Article – Transportation 18 | |
| 44 | 38 | Section 2–114 19 | |
| 45 | 39 | Annotated Code of Maryland 20 | |
| 46 | 40 | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21 | |
| 47 | - | 2 SENATE BILL 7 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22 | |
| 43 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | Article – Transportation 24 | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | 2–114. 25 2 SENATE BILL 7 | |
| 48 | 48 | ||
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1 | |
| 51 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2 | |
| 52 | 50 | ||
| 53 | - | Article – Transportation 3 | |
| 51 | + | (A) IN THIS SECTION, “TRANSIT SERVICE ” AND “TRANSIT STATION ” HAVE 1 | |
| 52 | + | THE MEANINGS STATED IN § 7–101 OF THIS ARTICLE. 2 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | ||
| 54 | + | (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO: 3 | |
| 56 | 55 | ||
| 57 | - | (A) IN THIS SECTION, “TRANSIT SERVICE ” AND “TRANSIT STATION ” HAVE 5 | |
| 58 | - | THE MEANINGS STATED IN § 7–101 OF THIS ARTICLE. 6 | |
| 56 | + | (1) AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS : 4 | |
| 59 | 57 | ||
| 60 | - | (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO: 7 | |
| 58 | + | (I) A STATE EMPLOYEE WHO WO RKS AT A TRANSIT STA TION, 5 | |
| 59 | + | AIRPORT, PORT FACILITY, OR HIGHWAY REST STOP ; 6 | |
| 61 | 60 | ||
| 62 | - | ( | |
| 61 | + | (II) A STATE EMPLOYEE WHO PR OVIDES TRANSIT SERVI CE; OR 7 | |
| 63 | 62 | ||
| 64 | - | ( | |
| 65 | - | ||
| 63 | + | (III) EMPLOYED UNDER A CONT RACT WITH THE STATE TO 8 | |
| 64 | + | PROVIDE TRANSIT SERV ICE; OR 9 | |
| 66 | 65 | ||
| 67 | - | (II) A STATE EMPLOYEE WHO PR OVIDES TRANSIT SERVI CE; OR 11 | |
| 66 | + | (2) AN EMPLOYER OF AN EMP LOYEE DESCRIBED IN I TEM (1) OF THIS 10 | |
| 67 | + | SUBSECTION. 11 | |
| 68 | 68 | ||
| 69 | - | (III) EMPLOYED UNDER A CONT RACT WITH THE STATE TO 12 | |
| 70 | - | PROVIDE TRANSIT SERV ICE; OR 13 | |
| 69 | + | (C) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 12 | |
| 71 | 70 | ||
| 72 | - | (2) AN EMPLOYER OF AN EMP LOYEE DESCRIBED IN I TEM (1) OF THIS 14 | |
| 73 | - | SUBSECTION. 15 | |
| 71 | + | (I) IN CONSULTATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS , DEVELOP OR 13 | |
| 72 | + | IDENTIFY AND IMPLEME NT A TRAINING PROGRA M THAT INCLUDES A CU RRICULUM 14 | |
| 73 | + | ON THE IDENTIFICATIO N AND REPORTING OF S USPECTED HUMAN TRAFF ICKING; 15 | |
| 74 | + | AND 16 | |
| 74 | 75 | ||
| 75 | - | (C) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 16 | |
| 76 | + | (II) ADMINISTER THE TRAINI NG PROGRAM TO ALL EMPLOYEES 17 | |
| 77 | + | AND CONTRACT EMPLOYE ES OF THE DEPARTMENT . 18 | |
| 76 | 78 | ||
| 77 | - | (I) IN CONSULTATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS , DEVELOP OR 17 | |
| 78 | - | IDENTIFY AND IMPLEME NT A TRAINING PROGRA M THAT INCLUDES A CU RRICULUM 18 | |
| 79 | - | ON THE IDENTIFICATIO N AND REPORTING OF S USPECTED HUMAN TRAFF ICKING; 19 | |
| 80 | - | AND 20 | |
| 79 | + | (2) THE TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL: 19 | |
| 81 | 80 | ||
| 82 | - | (II) ADMINISTER THE TRAINI NG PROGRAM TO AL L EMPLOYEES 21 | |
| 83 | - | AND CONTRACT EMPLOYE ES OF THE DEPARTMENT . 22 | |
| 81 | + | (I) INCLUDE A DEFINITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ; AND 20 | |
| 84 | 82 | ||
| 85 | - | (2) THE TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL: 23 | |
| 83 | + | (II) OFFER GUIDANCE TO EMPLOYEE S AND CONTRACT 21 | |
| 84 | + | EMPLOYEES ON THE IDE NTIFICATION OF POTEN TIAL VICTIMS OF HU MAN 22 | |
| 85 | + | TRAFFICKING AND PROT OCOLS FOR REPORTING SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAF FICKING. 23 | |
| 86 | 86 | ||
| 87 | - | (I) INCLUDE A DEFINITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ; AND 24 | |
| 88 | - | ||
| 89 | - | (II) OFFER GUIDANCE TO EMPLOYEE S AND CONTRACT 25 | |
| 90 | - | EMPLOYEES ON THE IDE NTIFICATION OF POTEN TIAL VICTIMS OF HUMA N 26 | |
| 91 | - | TRAFFICKING AND PROT OCOLS FOR REPORTING SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAF FICKING. 27 | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | (D) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 28 | |
| 94 | - | ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026, AND EACH JANUARY 1 THEREAFTER , EACH 29 SENATE BILL 7 3 | |
| 87 | + | (D) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 24 | |
| 88 | + | ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026, AND EACH JANUARY 1 THEREAFTER , EACH 25 | |
| 89 | + | EMPLOYER SHALL CERTI FY TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT ALL T HE EMPLOYER ’S 26 | |
| 90 | + | EMPLOYEES HAVE COMPL ETED THE TRAINING PR OGRAM. 27 | |
| 91 | + | SENATE BILL 7 3 | |
| 95 | 92 | ||
| 96 | 93 | ||
| 97 | - | EMPLOYER SHALL CERTI FY TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT ALL T HE EMPLOYER ’S 1 | |
| 98 | - | EMPLOYEES HAVE COMPL ETED THE TRAINING PR OGRAM. 2 | |
| 94 | + | (2) AN EMPLOYER SHALL PRO VIDE A NEW EMPLOYEE WITH THE 1 | |
| 95 | + | TRAINING REQUIRED UN DER THIS SECTION WIT HIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF 2 | |
| 96 | + | HIRE. 3 | |
| 99 | 97 | ||
| 100 | - | (2) AN EMPLOYER SHALL PRO VIDE A NEW EMPLOYEE WITH THE 3 | |
| 101 | - | TRAINING REQUIRED UN DER THIS SECTION WIT HIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF 4 | |
| 102 | - | HIRE. 5 | |
| 98 | + | (E) EACH EMPLOYER , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT , SHALL: 4 | |
| 103 | 99 | ||
| 104 | - | (E) EACH EMPLOYER , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT , SHALL: 6 | |
| 100 | + | (1) ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT 5 | |
| 101 | + | EMPLOYEES TO REPORT SUSPECTED INCIDENTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO THE 6 | |
| 102 | + | APPROPRIATE LOCAL AG ENCIES, INCLUDING THE DESIGN ATED REGIONAL 7 | |
| 103 | + | NAVIGATOR; AND 8 | |
| 105 | 104 | ||
| 106 | - | (1) ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT 7 | |
| 107 | - | EMPLOYEES TO REPORT SUSPECTED INCIDENTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO THE 8 | |
| 108 | - | APPROPRIATE LOCAL AG ENCIES, INCLUDING THE DESIGN ATED REGIO NAL 9 | |
| 109 | - | NAVIGATOR; AND 10 | |
| 105 | + | (2) IMPLEMENT A HUMAN TRA FFICKING PREVENTION POLICY FOR 9 | |
| 106 | + | EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT EMPLOYEES B Y PROVIDING INFORMAT ION ON HOW TO: 10 | |
| 110 | 107 | ||
| 111 | - | (2) IMPLEMENT A HUMAN TRA FFICKING PREVENTION POLICY FOR 11 | |
| 112 | - | EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT EMPLOYEES B Y PROVIDING INFORMAT ION ON HOW TO: 12 | |
| 108 | + | (I) RECOGNIZE POTENTIAL V ICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAF FICKING; 11 | |
| 113 | 109 | ||
| 114 | - | (I) RECOGNIZE POTENTIAL V ICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAF FICKING; 13 | |
| 110 | + | (II) RESPOND TO AN INDIVID UAL WHO MAY BE OR IS A VICTIM 12 | |
| 111 | + | OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ; AND 13 | |
| 115 | 112 | ||
| 116 | - | ( | |
| 117 | - | ||
| 113 | + | (III) CONNECT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MAY BE OR IS A V ICTIM OF 14 | |
| 114 | + | HUMAN TRAFFICKING WI TH AVAILABLE RESOURC ES. 15 | |
| 118 | 115 | ||
| 119 | - | (III) CONNECT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MAY BE OR IS A V ICTIM OF 16 | |
| 120 | - | HUMAN TRAFFICKING WI TH AVAILABLE RESOURC ES. 17 | |
| 116 | + | (F) AN EMPLOYER, AN EMPLOYEE , OR A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE MAY NOT BE 16 | |
| 117 | + | HELD CIVILLY OR CRIM INALLY LIABLE FOR RE PORTING OR RESPONDIN G IN GOOD 17 | |
| 118 | + | FAITH TO A SUSPECTED INCIDENT OF HUMAN TR AFFICKING. 18 | |
| 121 | 119 | ||
| 122 | - | (F) AN EMPLOYER, AN EMPLOYEE , OR A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE MAY NOT BE 18 | |
| 123 | - | HELD CIVILLY OR CRIM INALLY LIABLE FOR RE PORTING OR RESPONDING IN GOO D 19 | |
| 124 | - | FAITH TO A SUSPECTED INCIDENT OF HUMAN TR AFFICKING. 20 | |
| 120 | + | (G) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQU IRE 19 | |
| 121 | + | FREQUENT PUBLIC SERV ICE ANNOUNCEMENTS WI TH SAFETY INFORMATIO N FOR 20 | |
| 122 | + | HUMAN TRAFFICKING VI CTIMS TO BE MADE , IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AT 21 | |
| 123 | + | TRANSIT STATIONS , AIRPORTS, PORT FACILITIES, AND HIGHWAY REST STO PS. 22 | |
| 125 | 124 | ||
| 126 | - | (G) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQU IRE 21 | |
| 127 | - | FREQUENT PUBLIC SERV ICE ANNOUNCEMENTS WI TH SAFETY INFORMATIO N FOR 22 | |
| 128 | - | HUMAN TRAFFICKING VI CTIMS TO BE MADE , IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AT 23 | |
| 129 | - | TRANSIT STATIONS , AIRPORTS, PORT FACILITIES, AND HIGHWAY REST STO PS. 24 | |
| 130 | - | ||
| 131 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25 | |
| 132 | - | October 1, 2025. 26 | |
| 125 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23 | |
| 126 | + | October 1, 2025. 24 | |
| 133 | 127 |